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For the past week my nipples have been hard and tender, which has never happened before. i took a pregnancy test and it was negative, what could it be?

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See a doctor: You're right that pregnancy is a possibility. There are others, though, including infection, hormonal abnormality, medication side effect, mass, etc. If it doesn't resolve, you'll want to be examined.

Answered 3/23/2020

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